Improved lifting-jack and cant-hook



@ammi www (gdatei u y l* s, @muti @ibm DANIEL FASIG, OF ROWSBURG, OHIO.

Letters Patent No. 83,947, lated November l0, 1868.

IMPROVED LIFTING-JACK- .AND CANT-1100K.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom it may conce/rn Be it known that I, DANIEL FASIG, of Rowsburg, in the county of Ashland, and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Combined Lifting-Jacks and Cant-Hooks; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and-exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the saine7 reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which the gure is a perspective view of my improved machine. l

Similar' letters of reference indicate like parts.

My invention has for its object to furnish a simple -and convenient machine for raising and turning or canting timber, and which shall be so constructed and arranged that it may be easily adjusted to timber ofany size.

It consists in' the construction and combination of the various parts, as hereinafter more fully described.

A is the base-block of the machine, which is made sufriciently long andbroad to furnish a stable foundation to the machine.

To the middle part of .the base, A, is securely at tached the lower end of the post or standard B.

C is the lever, which is slotted near its forward end, to receive the standard B, said slot being made sufficiently long to allow the said lever to have the necessary movement.

.D is a pin, passing tnrougli the sides of the'lever C, near the forward end of the slot in said lever, which said pin is dropped into one or the other of the notches formed in the forward edge or side of the standard B, to serve as a fulcrum in raising the wagon or oanting the timber, so that, by simply raising or lowering the lever C upon the standard B, the machine may be adjusted to operate at any desired height.

E is a slide, moving bac-k and forth through keepers upon the .upper side of the lever C,

Upon the rear edge or side of the standard B are formed notches, into which. the forward end of the slide E enters, to lock the lever G, when supporting a wagon. v In turning or canting timber, the slide E is not re quired.

To the upper side of the forward end of the lever C is attached a bar or plateF, which may be roughened,` or have low projections formed upon it, to prevent the axle of the wagon from slipping upon it while being raised and lowered.

Upon the forward end of the bar or plate F is formed a hook, to take hold of the timber to be turned or canted.

At the base of the forward edge of the standard B is formed a hook, G, to be used, when required, in oanting timber, but which is not required when the machine is used as a lifting-jack.

Having thus described my invention,

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters 'Patent- The combination of the hook G, on' the lower part of the forward edge or side of the standard B, with the slotted adjustable lever C, substantially as herein shown; and described, and for the purpose set forth.

DANIEL FASIG.

Witnesses:

SOLOMON HoHENsHrL, HARRY McHosE. 

